Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 373: Chapter 355: The Child at Jia Ning’s Brother’s Home

And what was funny was that those who died or were seriously injured were the ones seeking to take advantage of the situation by hiding in the toilets of various buildings, not going out, planning to make a score while nobody was around. Ironically, they ended up losing their lives.

The organizations and schools that had been dissatisfied with the forced exercise, as well as the municipal units, were filled with gratitude for the decision, and the train and bus stations, which had been forcefully persuaded by Qin Wen to change their departure times, also felt grateful. The next day, the mayor came to visit, and Luo Yanran, as the initiator of the charity concert, received countless praise and rewards, which Luo Yanran donated without hesitation.

Hu Si looked at Luo Qianqian lying on the couch, snacking and hugging her laptop, and could only feel helpless, ”Aren’t you worried at all? So relaxed?”

”If there were anything serious, my phone would ring, and even if there were, I couldn’t get there nor be of any help.” Luo Qianqian calmly made a call and sent out the first batch of supplies on schedule.

”It’s a pity that people still died.” Hu Si looked at the casualty statistics and sighed softly.

Luo Qianqian neither agreed nor disagreed, not knowing the harm that disaster had once caused; this time it was just a drop in the bucket. Moreover, it was a case of reaping what one sows; clearly having the opportunity, they gave it up out of greed. Who could save them?

”Luo Qianqian, come out.” Old Master Luo’s voice rang at the door.

Luo Qianqian frowned slightly and felt uneasy as she got up and walked to the door, only to see the little dumbbells there and looked at Grandpa with a question mark on her face.

”Grandpa, what’s the matter?”

”You haven’t been studying these past two days, too idle, so I’ve decided to have you exercise with me!” Old Master Luo said earnestly.

Luo Qianqian wore a bitter smile, indeed feeling uneasy, very uneasy. Now, the young ones in the family were just her; if she didn’t go to hell, who would? She understood Grandpa and Grandma’s worries, which was why she had been lounging in the living room instead of studying in her room; she couldn’t be blamed, really, as she hadn’t brought any study materials.

”Yes, Grandpa, please be merciful, Grandpa.” Luo Qianqian stood at attention, expressionless.

Old Master Luo nodded in satisfaction, the more he looked at his little granddaughter, the more pleased he became. Those boys had grown up, and now it was time to train his own little granddaughter so she wouldn’t be easily deceived in the future.

So, in contrast to Qin Nuan who was filled with gratitude, Luo Qianqian’s predicament seemed somewhat dire.

”Grandpa, can we take a break...” horse stance was okay, standing at attention was okay, squatting was also okay, even doing dumbbell raises a hundred times could be ignored, but why did she also have to learn military boxing, and spar with this guy who seemingly came out of nowhere???

”Look, nobody else is complaining, why do you have to make it such a big deal?” Old Master Luo was displeased but seeing his granddaughter sweating profusely, he still nodded his head.

Luo Qianqian immediately sat down on the ground and then lay back, almost to the point of exhaustion.

”Qianqian, Jia Kun, come in and have some fruit.” Jia Ning called from the doorway. These past few days, Jia Ning had directly stayed at Old Master Luo’s house, and Ye Qianying had stayed as well, helping take care of the elders and, by the way, looking after their little niece.

With Second Aunt’s help, Luo Qianqian wobbled into the room on shaky legs, only to see Hu Si leisurely eating a peach, a smile on her face.

”You don’t care at all—if I get exhausted, it’s all your fault!!!” Luo Qianqian yelled at Hu Si with full lung power.

Old Master Luo coughed twice, his tiger-like eyes waiting for Luo Qianqian, who sheepishly sat down and nibbled on watermelon, taking small bites.

”This nephew of yours is not bad.” Old Master Luo didn’t have watermelon but picked up the hot tea just brewed by Yue Tingyu, took a sip, and squinted his eyes in enjoyment.

Jia Ning laughed softly, ”Dad, no matter how you look at it, Kun is a boy. Comparing him to Qianqian, doesn’t that make Qianqian seem quite pitiful?”

Luo Qianqian nodded repeatedly, absolutely, her gaze towards Jia Kun could be described as extremely unfriendly.

”Don’t speak well of her; she’s far too lacking. I really don’t know how much slack Qin Liang cut that kid,” Old Master Luo huffed coldly.

Luo Qianqian, feeling slightly aggrieved, listlessly spoke to Jia Ning after finishing her watermelon, ”Second Aunt, I’m going to go back to studying.”

Old Master Luo glared, ”What studying? What books do you have? Comics or novels?”

Luo Qianqian pursed her lips with a sense of grievance. Couldn’t she slack off just a little?

”Grandpa Luo, my aunt asked me to bring some books over.” Jia Kun grabbed his backpack, turned it inside out, and Luo Qianqian’s eyes went wide—it was full of past college entrance examination papers from the last five years...

Seeing the books, Old Master Luo had nothing to say, but he let Luo Qianqian leave, ”Continue tomorrow, and don’t even think about slacking off!”

Luo Qianqian pouted without saying anything, her arms already nearly too tired to lift the books as she climbed upstairs, only to be called back by Jia Ning, ”Qianqian, your little Brother Xiao Kun is in his third year of junior high school this year; help tutor him a bit.”

Luo Qianqian’s eyes bulged out, ”You can’t be serious...”

Jia Kun was reluctant, but still followed Luo Qianqian upstairs. After all, his dad had told him to listen to his aunt.

Luo Qianqian frowned slightly. Once she entered the room, she saw Jia Kun coming in without any hesitation, her face full of dissatisfaction, ”Brother Xiao Kun... This is a girl’s room; is it really okay for you to barge in so brazenly?”

Jia Kun gave Luo Qianqian a look and sneered, ”What could a little brat have that’s so shameful?” As he spoke, his gaze swept across Luo Qianqian’s chest, and she was annoyed but powerless.

”So, what does Your Highness need from this ’little brat’? This ’little brat’ is taking the college entrance exam next month.” Luo Qianqian, feeling amused at seeing Jia Kun’s expression change as she towered over him, happily opened an exercise book, pulled out a pencil from the desk, and leisurely sat down to start solving problems, ignoring Jia Kun standing by.

Jia Kun was at a loss for words since he couldn’t compete in this regard. When he heard his aunt talk about buying college entrance examination materials, he thought his dear niece must be an elder sister type. But when he got here, she turned out to be a tiny, seemingly frail and undeveloped little girl, making him feel quite small in comparison. That’s also why, when Old Master Luo had them spar, he didn’t hold back at all. Still, he didn’t get any advantage and ended up getting his legs kicked several times, making him tremble as he walked, ”You’re taking the college entrance exam? Can you even understand it?”

Jia Kun walked towards the desk as he spoke and, seeing several problems already solved in the workbook, picked up the answer key lying aside, flipped to that Chapter, and began checking answers, only to find himself powerless upon discovering that Luo Qianqian had gotten them all right.

Luo Qianqian, noticing Jia Kun’s actions, raised an eyebrow, ”Didn’t your aunt tell you, my brother was the Top Scholar of our province back in his days?”

He really didn’t know that. Why would Jia Ning tell her nephew such things? After all, it was just that there weren’t many people at home, and it happened to be the weekend, so they had called him to keep his little niece company.

Seeing Jia Kun’s deflated look, Luo Qianqian felt she was too kind-hearted. She put down the pencil and asked softly, ”Do you need any help?”

Jia Kun nodded, then shook his head, remaining silent.

Luo Qianqian sighed, ”Although I’m not the gentle and kind-hearted elder sister, I’m still the friendly girl next door, okay? Why are you so guarded against me?”

You have no idea that you’re a hateful presence, do you? What business does a kid have taking the college entrance exam? Jia Kun thought to himself, and dug out a practice book from his bag, saying aloud, ”Reading comprehension—teach me some answering techniques.”

But Luo Qianqian still didn’t teach him, because someone else had come to her door.